Google Giant Stands Trial for Ad Tech Monopoly
Introduction On January 24, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Attorneys General of Virginia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Tennessee (the “Plaintiffs”) filed a civil lawsuit against Google LLC (“Google”) in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The complaint alleges that Google employed anticompetitive measures in connection with digital advertising technology (“ad tech”) in violation of the...